2001 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2001 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 8–17, 2001
Teams	8
Finals site	Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Boston College (5th title)
Winning coach	Jerry York [1] (3rd title)
MVP	Chuck Kobasew (Boston College)
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The 2001 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2001. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston College received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2000–01 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Boston College†*	24	17	5	2	36	103	57		43	33	8	2	175	98
#7 Maine	24	12	7	5	29	70	62		39	20	12	7	116	95
#11 Providence	24	13	8	3	29	76	71		40	22	13	5	131	108
#14 New Hampshire	24	11	8	5	27	61	47		39	21	12	6	122	86
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	10	11	3	23	67	66		38	19	16	3	124	104
Boston University	24	9	12	3	21	66	77		37	14	20	3	109	118
Northeastern	24	7	13	4	18	58	73		36	13	19	4	102	122
Merrimack	24	7	14	3	17	60	86		38	14	20	4	92	121
Massachusetts	24	7	15	2	16	53	81		34	8	22	4	78	123
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals [2] March 8–11							Semifinals [3] March 16					Championship March 17
	1	Boston College	1	5	—
	8	Merrimack	0	1	—
								1	Boston College	5
								5	Massachusetts-Lowell	1
	2	Maine	2	6	—
	7	Northeastern	1	3	—
													1	Boston College	5
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
													3	Providence	3
	3	Providence	6	1	4**
	6	Boston University	3	2	3
								2	Maine	3
								3	Providence	4
	4	New Hampshire	4	1	1
	5	Massachusetts-Lowell	2	2	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. (8) Merrimack

March 9 [4]	Boston College		1 – 0		Merrimack	Conte Forum	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Kobasew, Orpik) Tony Voce - GW - 01:16		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 23 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats			Tom Welby ( 31 saves / 32 shots )

March 10 [5]	Boston College		5 – 1		Merrimack	Conte Forum	Recap
(Dolinar, Forrest) Mike Lephart - SH - 05:48		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			04:46 - Nick Parillo (Johnson, Aquino)
Tony Voce - GW - 06:11 (Eaves, Giuliano) Brian Gionta - 07:48 Brian Gionta - 13:44 (Hennes, Peterson) A.J. Walker - 19:58		Third period			No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 25 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats			Joe Exter ( 43 saves / 48 shots )

Boston College won series 2–0

(2) Maine vs. (7) Northeastern

March 8 [6]	Maine		2 – 1		Northeastern	Alfond Arena	Recap
(Heisten, Richardson) Matthias Trattnig - PP - 19:45		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Schutte, Metcalf) Martin Kariya - GW - 13:26		Third period			04:30 - Joe Mastronardi (Ortlip)
Matt Yeats ( 28 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Gilhooly ( 23 saves / 25 shots )

March 9 [7]	Maine		6 – 3		Northeastern	Alfond Arena	Recap
(Richardson, Heisten) Niko Dimitrakos - 01:56 (Kariya, Janik) Niko Dimitrakos - PP - 19:53		First period			No scoring
(Schutte, Kariya) Matthias Trattnig - 09:37 (Richardson, Dimitrakos) Chris Heisten - GW - 15:05		Second period			14:39 - John Peterman (Fahey, Mastronardi) 16:05 - Eric Ortlip (Jozefowicz)
(Heisten, Janik) Niko Dimitrakos - PP - 09:37 (Trattnig) Martin Kariya - EN - 19:43		Third period			19:01 - EA - Mike Jozefowicz (Fahey, Mischler)
Matt Yeats ( 24 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Gilhooly ( 16 saves / 21 shots )

Maine won series 2–0

(3) Providence vs. (6) Boston University

March 9 [8]	Providence		6 – 3		Boston University	Schneider Arena	Recap
(Wright, Omicioli) Jon DiSalvatore - 07:40 (Kelly, Leach) Devin Rask - PP - 09:03 (Platt, Sunderman) Stephen Wood - 09:35		First period			10:49 - PP - Mike Pandolfo (Bussoli, Dyment)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
(Weiman, Sunderman) J.J. Picinic - GW - 07:05 (Lee, Sunderman) J.J. Picinic - 10:52 (Fregoe, Leach) Devin Rask - 15:48		Third period			13:31 - Mike Pandolfo (Meyer) 16:19 - Dan Cavanaugh (Cronin, Mullen)
Nolan Schaefer ( 17 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Jason Tapp ( 6 saves / 9 shots ) / Sean Fields ( 13 saves / 19 shots )

March 10 [9]	Providence		1 – 2		Boston University	Schneider Arena	Recap
(Platt, DiSalvatore) John Luszcz - 01:42		First period			05:50 - PP - Mike Pandolfo (Sabo, Dyment)
No scoring		Second period			07:56 - GW - Freddy Meyer (Johnson, Priem)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Boyd Ballard ( 21 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats			Sean Fields ( 37 saves / 38 shots )

March 11 [10]	Providence		4 – 3	2OT	Boston University	Schneider Arena	Recap
(Zingoni, Weiman) Cole Gendreau - 02:49		First period			No scoring
(Rask, Kelly) Cody Loughlean - SH - 10:12 (Kelly, Fregoe) Jay Leach - PP - 18:09		Second period			03:20 - SH - Mike Pandolfo (Corazzini) 11:26 - PP - Mike Pandolfo (Cronin, Meyer)
No scoring		Third period			04:30 - SH - Mark Mullen
(Kelly, Libby) Marc Sunderman - GW - 16:26		Second overtime period			No scoring
Nolan Schaefer ( 24 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Sean Fields ( 48 saves / 52 shots )

Providence won series 2–1

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 8 [11]	New Hampshire		4 – 2		Massachusetts-Lowell	Whittemore Center	Recap
(Hemingway, Gare) Mark White - PP - 16:09		First period			01:57 - Peter Hay (McGrane, Hainsey)
(Truelson, Austin) Darren Haydar - 14:19		Second period			01:57 - Geoff Schomogyi
(Haydar) Matt Swain - GW - 08:26 (Banga, Abbott) Nathan Martz - 12:05		Third period			No scoring
Ty Conklin ( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			Jimi St. John ( 28 saves / 32 shots )

March 9 [12]	New Hampshire		1 – 2		Massachusetts-Lowell	Whittemore Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
(Ficek) Johnny Rogers - 02:30		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			14:08 - PP - Ed McGrane (Rouleau, Meunier) 18:33 - GW - Peter Hay (Rooney)
Ty Conklin ( 23 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats			Jimi St. John ( 33 saves / 34 shots )

March 10 [13]	New Hampshire		1 – 2		Massachusetts-Lowell	Whittemore Center	Recap
(Martz, Mounsey) Matt Swain - 15:55		First period			16:17 - Jeff Boulanger (Carso, Slonina)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			08:25 - GW - Jeff Boulanger (Slonina, Carso)
Ty Conklin ( 18 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Jimi St. John ( 30 saves / 31 shots )

Massachusetts-Lowell won series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. (5) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 16 [14]	Boston College		5 – 1		Massachusetts-Lowell	Fleet Center	Recap
Chuck Kobasew - 13:18		First period			11:32 - Tom Rouleau (Meunier, Hainsey)
(Scuderi, Orpik) Chuck Kobasew - GW PP - 13:18		Second period			No scoring
(Forrest, Allen) Ben Eaves - 00:29 (Kolanos, Lephart) Chuck Kobasew - PP - 03:17 (Eaves, Allen) Brian Gionta - PP - 05:01		Third period			No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 28 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			Jimi St. John ( 30 saves / 35 shots )

(2) Maine vs. (3) Providence

March 16 [15]	Maine		3 – 4		Providence	Fleet Center	Recap
(Wright) Jon DiSalvatore - 08:16		First period			05:24 - Tom Reimann (Lawson, Kerluke) 18:57 - Tom Reimann (Janik, Lawson)
(Kelly) Peter Fregoe - PP - 08:23 (Loughlean, Fregoe) Devin Rask - 18:46		Second period			09:33 - Robert Liscak (Jackson, Lawson)
No scoring		Third period			09:33 - GW - Stephen Wood (Libby)
Matt Yeats ( 25 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats			Nolan Schaefer ( 20 saves / 23 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (3) Providence

March 17 [16]	Boston College		5 – 3		Providence	Fleet Center	Recap
(Dolinar, Scuderi) Mike Lephart - SH - 14:34 Tony Voce - 16:22 (Lephart, Orpik) Krys Kolanos - 19:21		First period			02:29 - Drew Omicioli (Zingoni)
(Forrest, Kolanos) Tony Voce - GW PP - 06:23		Second period			06:51 - Michael Lucci (Omicioli) 13:08 - Adam Lee (Picinic, Sunderman)
(Eaves, Giuliano) Brian Gionta - 11:54		Third period			No scoring
Scott Clemmensen ( 12 saves / 15 shots )		Goalie stats			Nolan Schaefer ( 42 saves / 47 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• F Chuck Kobasew* (Boston College)
• F Mike Pandolfo (Boston University)
• F Tony Voce (Boston College)
• D Bobby Allen (Boston College)
• D Regan Kelly (Providence)
• G Scott Clemmensen (Boston College)

* Tournament MVP(s)

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References

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2. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2000-01 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 11, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
3. "Hockey East men's Hockey 2000-01 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 17, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
4. "Boston College 1, Merrimack 0". USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
5. "Boston College 5, Merrimack 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
6. "Maine 2, Northeastern 1". USCHO.com. March 8, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
7. "Maine 6, Northeastern 3". USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
8. "Providence 6, Boston University 3". USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
9. "Boston University 2, Providence 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
10. "Providence 4, Boston University 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
11. "New Hampshire 4, Massachusetts-Lowell 2". USCHO.com. March 8, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
12. "Massachusetts-Lowell 2, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
13. "Massachusetts-Lowell 2, New Hampshire 1". USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
14. "Boston College 5, Massachusetts-Lowell 1". USCHO.com. March 16, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
15. "Providence 4, Maine 3". USCHO.com. March 16, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
16. "Boston College 5, Providence 3". USCHO.com. March 17, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
17. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

External links

• Hockey East Online